Eyelash curler



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EYELASH CURLER Filed Oct. 21, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR BY Jamaal Z. (Shaman 1940- s. L. SNEIRSON 2,185,230

EYELASH CURLER Filed Oct. 21, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 II. J! EQMZZW I T TUE NEH- Patented Jan. 2, 1940 UNITED STATES EYELASH CURLER Samuel L. Sneirson,

poration of New York Roxbury, Mass., assignor to Marvelash Co. Inc.,

New York, N. Y., a cor- Application October 21, 1935, Serial No. 45,912

16 Claims.

The present invention relates to an eyelash curler or crimper which may be used to bend or curl a persons eyelashes for improving or rendering more attractive the personal appearance of the individual, and for other uses.

Devices of this nature are common in the art and in general use. In general, however, the curlers that are used atthe present time are rather expensive, and this to a great extent has prevented their more general use.

In the present invention, the applicant has designed a curler that is made of elements that are pressed or stamped out of material, and in this way is able to save considerable manufacturing cost. In addition to this, the construction of the device itself is such that it is easily used.

In the present invention a relatively stationary and a relatively movable member are provided which are readily operated by the finger of an individual inserted in the finger rings at the end of the members. Further than this the movable element is provided with a flat yielding surface which is free to giVe under the application of pressure by the clamping element that presses against it to set or bend the lashes. As the lashes are merely bent without subjecting them to shearing stresses there is practically no chance of injuring them.

Without discussing further advantages and utility of the device the present invention will be more fully described in connection with the drawings which show an embodiment of the same, In which:

Figure 1 shows a view of the device; Figure 2 shows a plan view of the device as shown in Figure 1 looking down from the top; Figure 3 shows a view of the lower piece of the device as viewed in Figure 1; Figure shows a view of the upper piece of the device as viewed from Figure 1; Figure 5 indicates a section through the line 55 of Figure 1; Figure 6 indicates a section through the line E-& of Figure 2; Figure 7 indicates a section through the line 7-4 of Figure 2; Figure 8 illustrates a modified construction of the jaw element; Figure 9 shows an end view of the jaw element indicated in Figure 8, and, Figure 10, illustrates a sectional view on the line i llI of Figure 8 showing also the position of the top jaw with reference to the lower jaw. Figures 11 and 12 are further modifications. Fig. 13 is a diagrammatic view showing schematically the operation of the parts when the jaws are moved together.

The device comprises two elements I and 2 which are positioned to move relatively to each other. The lower jaw I is composed of a fiat piece curved upward at the end 3 to which is integrally attached a finger loop 4 which may be joined-to the end 3 in any suitable manner. At a middle of the fiat portion 6 of the piece I, there are two supports 7 and 8 which may be a portion of the piece I pressed from the same material and formed or bent around the piece I at that point and extended upwards. These upwardly extending arms form a bearing for the element 9 which is in efiect a bell-crank lever pivoted to the supports 1 and 8 in the shaft H] which extends through these supports and is provided at the external end with heads holding the assembly together. The lever 9 at the outer end is provided with a finger loop II and at the inner 15 end beyond the pivot with a sector I2 at the end of which there are a set of evenly spaced teeth l3|3, etc. These teeth engage in holes l4--l4 etc, provided in the piece 2 for the purpose of moving the piece 2 relative to the piece I. The supports 1 and 8 serve to hold the end I5 of the piece 2 in engagement and in alignment with the piece I at the lower end of the piece 2. The other ends of the elements I and 2 are formed similarly with cooperating jaw pieces I6 and I1. As indicated perhaps more clearly in Figures 2, 3 and 4, the elements I and 2 are provided with outwardly extending arms I9 and 20, 2| and 22 respectively, supporting the jaw pieces l6 and I1 respectively. At the sides of the arms I9 and 23 there are provided elements 23 and 24 which may be bent backwards U shaped from the flat portion of the side arms. These, as indicated in Figure 2 are bent over the arms 25 and 26 extending from the sides of the element 2 at the arms 2| and 22 and cause the jaw piece I! to follow into position against the jaw piece I6.

The construction of the jaw piece I! is shown in Figures 4, 6 and inpart in Figure 7. The 4o piece I! comprises a back with a center extending strip 2'! and extending ends 28 and 29, as well as a flange support on base element 30 shown in Figure 4. Resting on the base of the jaw piece I! is a rubber or other yielding strip 3| which fits the base 30 all the way over the jaw piece. The rubber strip 3| has molded therein or held in any suitable manner a metallic strip or piece .32 which extends over the jaw and continues as the arms 25 and 26 mentioned above. The strip 32 is provided with holes aligning with the holes 33 and 34 in the jaws I! whereby the yielding piece 3| and the strip 32 are riveted to the jaw I! by rivets 36 and 31.

This is the only means necessary to hold the strip 3| to the jaw piece H.

The jaw pieces l6 and II are arched to the general contour of the eye and to each other. The jaw I6 is provided with a lower edge as indicated in Figure '7 so that when the lash is laying on the surface of the yielding strip 3!, the edge of the jaw l6 willpress and shape it as desired. The lower piece l is also provided with a bracket 38 extending downward approximated with the side of the jaws as shown in Figure 1 and serves as a support against the face to steady the device when used.

In order to limit the motion of the upper piece backwards an element 55 is provided as indicated in Figures 1 and 2 which is in the shape of a bracket extending over the edge of the lower member i.

In Figures 8, 9 and 10 is shown a modified and perhaps preferred construction of the upper circular or arched jaw pieces. As indicated in Figures 8 and 9 the arched jaw M which comprises a base piece and a small back edge as indicated in the other figures carries the. extending guide or piece 52 working in the groove or slot 53. The extending piece or flange 52 and the arched jaw are preferably formed as a single element with the upwardly extending ear 5 3 to which the arched metallic element 55 is attached. The element 55 is in the form of a flat arched piece with an ear provided on each end and aligned with the ear 54 in such a manner that the two pieces may be riveted together as indicated at 55. The arch piece 55 extends over the jaw from the ear 54 on one side to the same ear at the other side. It

is covered as indicated in Figure 9 with a rubber or yielding cover 51 in the form of a tube in which is contained a similar shaped strip 58 of similar yielding material as for instance a molded piece of rubber. This construction is shown in section in Figure 10 where 55 is the metallic strip extending through the jaw, 51 is the rubber cover, 58 the solid rubber piece and 59 the top jaw edge positioned opposite the spot where the yielding piece 59 and the strip 55 join.

As indicated in Figure 9 the projecting flange 52 may be offset from the body portion of the supporting arm BB. It will be evident from the construction in Figures 8, 9 and 10 that as the two opposing jaws come together the top element 59 forces itself into the yieldingbase between. the metallic oiece 55 and the molded piece 58. This is resisted by the stretching of the tube itself and furnishes a complete support for pressing the lashes around the metallic piece 59.

It will be noted from the description above that the lash is firmly set or pressed between the jaws there being just sufficient yielding on the part of the tube 51 so that the metallic piece 58 will be pressed firmly at the bottom and at the back by the yielding elements carried by the lower jaw.

In using the curler the device is placed before the eye with the plate or bracket. 38 resting against the face of the individual and the upper jaw i6 just over the lashes to be curled. The individual or operator then presses the two finger loops 4 and H together bringing the surface 3| of the lower jaw against the lower edge of the upper jaw It with the eyelashes in between. The pressure may be regulated as desired depending upon how firmly the curls are to be set, for as the-jaw I6 is pressed the surface 3i yields with increasing restraint because of the base of the.

lower jaw but no restraint is imposed by any support at the sides and therefore there is no chance of rubbing or injuring the lashes.

In Figures 11 and 12 the lower supporting plate of the jaw as indicated at 30 in Figure 4 is omitted, and instead two metal strips l2 and 13 are provided which are covered with rubber covers H and 15 molded to the strips or otherwise attached. These strips are arched and parallel and joined at their ends by means of rivets 'M which also pass through the back plate H! which forms the support across the lower jaw. The upper edge, when the jaws are operated,

comes down between the two rubber pieces.

Having now described my invention, I claim:

1. An eyelash curler comprising substantially aligned elements having cooperating relatively movable upper and lower jaw members at one end and means for bringing said jaw elements into or out of engagement with each other, said means including a toothed rack movable with lower jaw and a toothed segment pivotally mounted below said jaws and arranged to engage the toothed rack to effect relative movement of the two jaws.

2. An eyelash curler comprising two cooperating elements including an upper and lower arched jaw shaped to conform substantially to the eyelash, said lower jaw being provided with a yielding surface including a metallic supporting strip, means for connecting the ends of said metallic strip to opposite ends of the lower jaw, a yielding rubber piece positioned adjacent thereto and extending throughout substantially the length of said nnetallic supporting strip and a rubber tube encaslng the metallic suppprting strip and yielding rubber piece to form. a composite yielding surface whereby said rubber tube serves to hold the rubber piece in position, and the upper portion of the rubber tube above the metallic strip serves as a yielding surface to receive the upper jaw.

3. In an eyelash curler of the type described a jaw element having a metallic strip and a strip of yielding material in face to face relation and a tube of yielding material encasing both strips. 4. In an eyelash curler of the type described a jaw element comprising a metallic frame including spaced upright portions at the ends thereof a metallic strip having its ends detachably connected between the ends of the frame, a yielding strip adjacent to said metallic strip and a yielding tube encasing said yielding strip and said metallic strip to hold said yielding strip in functioning position adjacent said metallic strip.

5. .An eyelash curler comprising a pair of aligned cooperating elements each having a jaw element at one end adapted to cooperate with the other jaw element, one of said elements being provided with a slideway and the other with a flange projecting into the slideway and means including a toothed segment and an arm pivotally supported by one of said elements and a toothed rack portion on the other element arranged to cooperate with said toothed segment to move said jaws into and out of engagement with each other.

6. An eyelash curler comprising two cooperating elements each having a cooperating jaw at one end thereof curved approximately to the contour of the eye, means for moving said jaws into or out of engagement with each other, including a toothed rack portion arranged to move with one jaw and a cooperating toothed segment pivotally mounted in relatively fixed relation to the other jaw and positioning means arranged in relatively fixed relation to the pivotal support for toothed segment and said other jaw including a portion extending radially inward from the curler to permit one jaw to be held in relatively fixed position below the eye. 7

7. An eyelash curler comprising two cooperating elements each having a jaw cooperating with the jaw of the other element and a bracket carried by one of said elements to allow it to be supported against the eye.

8. An eyelash curler comprising two aligned elements each of which is provided with an arched jaw conforming to the contour of the human eye, one of said elements being provided with a curved bracket disposed below and centrally of said jaws and extending inward radially of the arched jaws to provide a steadying sup port independent of the arched jaws for accurately adjusting and supporting said jaws in a position to receive the eyelash.

9. An eyelash curler as defined in claim 2 and including a flange support below the yielding rubber piece and the rubber tube to prevent dis placement of said rubber element during the curling operation.

10. An eyelash curler including an upper jaw and a lower jaw, arched to conform substantially to the eyelash, and means for moving said lower jaw relative the upper jaw, a radially disposed supporting means below said jaws and formed integrally with the upper jaw and adapted to form a steadying support below the eye.

11. An eyelash curler including an upper jaw and a lower jaw each being shaped to conform substantially to the eyelash, and means for obtaining relative movement between said jaws, said lower jaw comprising a metallic strip having the ends thereof detachably connected to opposite ends of the lower jaw, a rubber strip disposed adjacent one vertical side of said metallic strip and extending throughout substantially the length thereof, a tubular rubber element encasing said metallic strip and said rubber strip to hold said parts in a side-by-side relation, and a metal flange support below said rubber strip, and tubular member and metal strip, whereby said supporting flange prevents the downward displacement of said rubber tubular member and the rubber strip during the curling operation and whereby said rubber tubular member may be pinched between metal strip and said flange support to prevent displacement of rubber tubular member about said metallic strip, when the eyelash is curled by being gripped between the upper jaw and the rubber tube backed by rubber strip of the lower jaw.

12. An eyelash curler comprising a plurality of Y-shaped members adapted to be formed of stamped metal, each member including a lower elongated stem portion adapted to overlie each other in sliding relation, an upper bifurcated portion, an upper jaw and a lower jaw each shaped to conform to the eyelashes and each respectively arranged at the end of one of the bifurcated members, means including. a flange and slot on the respective members arranged at the upper portion of the bifurcated ends for guiding said jaws in a relative sliding relation when the jaws are opened or closed, and means on the lower stem portion for moving said jaws.

13. In an eyelash curler upper and lower jaw elements having a shape conforming substantially to the contour of the eyelashes, said upper jaw having one piece comprising a metallic strip and the lower jaw comprising a yielding jaw, said yielding jaw having a yielding strip and a metallic strip in face-to face relation, means for detachably connecting the ends of said metallic strip to the lower jaw, and a yielding rubberlike tubular cover encasing both the metallic strip and said yielding strip whereby said tubular cover serves to hold the yielding strip and metallic strip in position relative to each other, the upper or outer jaw having its lower or inner edge disposed ata point opposite the point of face to face relation of the metallic and yielding element whereby when the said upper jaw is moved inwardly of the device the inner edge of the upper jaw will strike the said yielding cover at a point adjacent the face to face relation to said yielding strip and said metallic strip.

14. An eyelash curler as defined in claim 12 and including a bent yieldablc stop portion or bracket on one of the members to limit the extent to which the lower jaw may be opened in normal use, and to prevent disengagement of the flange on one of the members from the slot in the other members, but yet permit said members to be assembled or disassembled when said yieldable stop portion or bracket is straightened to permit sufficient movement to free the flange from the slot.

15. An eyelash curler as defined in claim 12 and including a stop portion or bracket on one of said members at the top of the stem portion to limit the extent of downward movement of the lower jaw in normal use, and a bent positioning portion on the other member at the bottom of the bifurcated portion, adapted to form a steadying support below the eye.

16. In an eyelash curler of the type described a jaw element having a plurality of metallic strips each encased in a tube of yielding material, said metallic strips being parallel to each other and the tubes being in contact with each other.

SAMUEL L. SNEIRSON. 

